Disability Services - U of M Crookston
UMC's Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) promotes and ensures program and physical access for students with documented disabilities. OSD also helps University Personnel meet their obligations under state and federal statutes.

Disability Services - U of M Morris
The Disability Services Office provides support for students, faculty and staff with physical, mental or cognitive disabilities. It is the office responsible for determining reasonable accommodations according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and for maintaining confidential records documenting disabilities.

Minnesota RelayCommerce Department
Minnesota Relay provides telecommunications access for Minnesotans who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, speech impaired, deafblind, or mobility impaired. With the use of specially trained communication assistants (CAs) and specialized equipment, Minnesotans who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech disabled can communicate with users of standard telephones. Either party can initiate calls through Minnesota Relay.

Open the OutdoorsNatural Resources Department
Minnesota is known for its tremendous outdoor recreational opportunities. Since 1972, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has been updating its facilities and programs to meet state and federal accessibility standards, opening the outdoors to people with disabilities.

Radio Talking BookBlind State Services
The purpose of the Radio Talking Book is to provide current newspapers, magazines and the latest best selling books at the same time that they are available to the print reading public. Materials chosen reflect the broad spectrum of interests and information currently available to all consumers. The Radio Talking Book provides these materials in an unabridged form. Programs are heard on closed-circuit radio receivers loaned, free of charge, to eligible listeners.

Special Needs Access to the LegislatureLegislature
The Minnesota Legislature is committed to complying with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act and supports the goal that individuals with disabilities shall not be excluded from participating in or be denied the benefits of any program, service, or activity offered by the Legislature.

STAR ProgramAdministration DepartmentSTAR Program
A System of Technology to Achieve Results (STAR) is located within the Minnesota Department of Administration. STAR's mission is to help ALL MINNESOTANS with disabilities gain access to and acquire the assistive technology they need to live, learn, work and play.

Students with Disabilities: College ServicesColleges and Universities, Minnesota State
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) values diversity in its college and university communities and is committed to ensuring equal access and opportunity to qualified students with physical, learning or psychological disabilities. Buildings are accessible and a wide variety of accommodations are available to help students with disabilities succeed. To request accommodations, contact the disability coordinator at the college or university you wish to attend.

Telephone Equipment Distribution ProgramHuman Services Department
The Telephone Equipment Distribution (TED) Program provides telephone equipment to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, speech impaired or have a physical disability and need adaptive equipment in order to use the phone. The equipment is loaned out at no cost as a long-term loan.

Telephone Service Discount ProgramsPublic Utilities Commission
Minnesota local service providers are authorized to provide discount programs designed to promote universal service by providing low-income individuals with new telephone service installations and monthly telephone service discounts. Additional programs are available for qualifying persons on a reservation.

Visitability RquirementsHousing Finance Agency
Visitability is defined as designs that allow persons with mobility impairments to enter and stay, but not live, in a residence. There are three specific design elements that must be incorporated in a dwelling to satisfy the state visitability requirement.